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At the heart of Rosewood Mayakoba, Sense, A Rosewood Spa, is a sanctuary of serenity and rejuvenation. Offering time-honored healing practices that are intuitively customized using sustainable ingredients thoughtfully sourced, we offer you exactly what you need. By blending traditional pre- Hispanic practices and philosophies with contemporary knowledge and sensorial experiences, Sense Spa Mayakoba inspires a transformative bond between the material and spiritual, bringing to life a celebratory experience only found in the Mayan Riviera.
Delivered by local practitioners, our exclusive experiences blend science and nature, wellness and beauty, to harmonize the body and the mind with lasting impressions of serenity, radiance and well–being.
Each Sense spa adopts a personalized approach, customizing experiences to one’s individual needs. A visit to our spa is a personal journey tailored to achieve optimum results. Treatments may be shortened or extended depending on the desired outcomes, but the effects and benefits are designed to be long-lasting.
About Sense, A Rosewood Spa At Rosewood Mayakoba
Fully hidden by a lush tropical jungle on an island of its own, Sense, A Rosewood Spa, is a true escape within an escape. It is in this magical setting that our exclusive Playa del Carmen Spa captures the spirit, rhythm and soul of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Locally inspired treatments give guests a rare opportunity to experience firsthand how ancient Mayans harnessed nature to achieve harmony, balance and happiness.
Holistic by nature, the Mayan belief system is based on the idea that human beings are the conduit between Heaven and Earth. By blending traditional practices and philosophies with contemporary knowledge and sensorial experiences, Sense Spa inspires a transformative bond between the material and spiritual.
Lost Remedies Menu: Blending traditional Pre-Hispanic practices with sensorial experiences, our “Lost Remedies” emerge from the roots and foundations of the Mayan Pre-Hispanic Culture, truly paying homage to its traditions by using some of the traditional methods of herbal healing, sourced from our “Kuxtal” Sensory Garden as a sanctuary of balance were the innermost signs of Mayan Wisdom are revealed creating a state of profound inner peace to truly appreciate our link with nature and the cycle of life.
"Kuxtal" Sensory Garden: Named after the Mayan “Kuxtal,” meaning “The Life,” the Sensory Garden was designed to lead our guests into higher state of consciousness by following the Mayan philosophy of becoming aware of the present time and recognize the seamless connection with the natural world.
The Sensory Garden opens through the senses, revealing a story about culture, nature & personal inner landscape. The garden is a serene journey filled with Mayan healing remedies, aromas, colors, textures, tastes and sounds—each invigorating and inspiring in its own way.
Itzam Herbal Cure | 1.5 hrs
Herbal medicine was long revered by the Mayans as a way to heal and protect the body. This indigenous treatment starts with a traditional energy cleanse incorporating copal incense; a nourishing herbal experience that takes you into the roots of pre-Hispanic herbal medicine. The healing properties of the plants cultivated in our Sensorial Garden are used to recreate an ancient herbal clay recipe to heal and replenish, the body then is cocooned with an indigenous textile made by plant fibers to strengthen and enhance the natural nourishing properties of the clay. An herbal balm is then applied in focused areas for a full restorative and grounding experience.
Cenote Temazcal Purification | 2.5 hrs
This traditional Mayan healing practice reignites a bond with nature and guides you through a journey into the "womb" of the earth. It all begins in the Sensory Garden where healing plants are selected for the ritual. Next, inside an indigenous stone structure, a steam bath is produced by a fusion of herbal infused water and volcanic rocks, the detoxifying process is enriched with the application of an indigenous scrub to the skin.
The journey continues with a traditional water rinse to balance the body ́s temperature and culminates with a restoring massage provided with warm herbal poultices.
"The Kuxtal" Sensory Garden Ritual | 3 hrs
Named after the Mayan word for life “Kuxtal”, this unique experience pays homage to the ancient beliefs of the Mayan Shamans who recognized their direct connection with all living forms. The journey begins with a sensorial awakening ritual where a fusion of aromas, sounds & taste blend with the beauty of nature to awake each one of the five senses.
Inside the garden guests are encouraged to embrace the cycle of life and discover their spontaneous connection with one of the plants to use its healing significance to design a customized journey centered on the four levels of wellness: physical, emotional, spiritual or mindfulness. Reliant on the guest intuitive choice, the journey may be focused on physical healing work, meditation experiences or energetic balance sessions.
Mayan Shaman Consultation | 1 hr
An individual session with our highly intuitive Resident Shaman, involves reading subtle and external energies, dream patterns, energy transmission and recommendations.
Beginning with a reading of your inner energy patterns, the session will guide you into identifying the connection of your life experiences with your stronger fields of energy such that you may be able to work on them. A lecture of the energy fields, unique to our Shaman practice, may be added to balance your inner self based on your present conditions. Together with a set of recommendations surrounding your daily activities and suggested meditative or non-meditative practices to transform patterns and paradigms to naturally embrace change providing useful resources applicable to daily life, motivating a continuous self- healing process.
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